Laferriere played head and tails better than Kaliyev, not sure how we make that comparison to be honest, as far as everyone else you named, they have a past to dwell on,
You mention a double standard, but everyone knew Fiala and Danault would play out of it, PLD, I think they just kept expecting him too,
Thomas looked good once healthy...took him a while to get there and if he's not on the roster next year, you probably have a valid example, right there.
Vilardi played himself too the minors as well, let's not act like he didn't. He also played himself OUT of the minors, Kaliyev isn't doing that.